Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
30.0 h
Q1 or Q2
Teacher(s)
Neuenschwander Valérie (coordinator);
Language
French
Prerequisites
To take this class, the student must be enrolled during the same semester in the general course B2 LFRAN 1401, or having achieved previously a minimum mark of 10/20 on the course LFRAN1401.
Any request for derogation should be made to the Head of French Department.
Any request for derogation should be made to the Head of French Department.
Main themes
Students produce a wide range of texts: letters, newspaper article, fantastic short-story, critical review, message on a forum. The different types of texts are related to acts of speech (to tell, to describe, to explain, to advise, to inform, to convince).
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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At the end of this course, students can:
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Each 2 hour-course is divided in two parts:
Students adopt the technique of rewriting, which means that they have a text of reference that helps them to make their own production. All the texts produced in class can be corrected and improved at home with the help of grid before they hand out their final copy the following week. The teacher alternates technical and creative sessions with varied material. The different types of texts are related to acts of speech (to tell, to describe, to explain, to advise, to inform, to convince) and go from easy to the more complex productions.
All the students are invited to complete a 'roadmap' on which they indicate all the corrections they've made on their copies.
- a phase of discovery in which students listen, read or watch a document they discuss in small groups.
- The second part of the course focuses on writing a production that is related to the situation of communication seen previously.
Students adopt the technique of rewriting, which means that they have a text of reference that helps them to make their own production. All the texts produced in class can be corrected and improved at home with the help of grid before they hand out their final copy the following week. The teacher alternates technical and creative sessions with varied material. The different types of texts are related to acts of speech (to tell, to describe, to explain, to advise, to inform, to convince) and go from easy to the more complex productions.
All the students are invited to complete a 'roadmap' on which they indicate all the corrections they've made on their copies.
Teaching methods
Each 2 hour-course is divided in two parts: a phase of discovery in which students listen, read or watch a document they discuss in small groups. The second part of the course focuses on writing a production that is related to the situation of communication seen previously.
Students adopt the technique of rewriting, which means that they have a text of reference that helps them to make their own production. All the texts produced in class can be corrected and improved at home with the help of grid before they hand out their final copy the following week.
All the students are invited to complete a "cahier de route" (roadmap) in which they do their homework and indicate all the corrections they've made on their copies.
Students adopt the technique of rewriting, which means that they have a text of reference that helps them to make their own production. All the texts produced in class can be corrected and improved at home with the help of grid before they hand out their final copy the following week.
All the students are invited to complete a "cahier de route" (roadmap) in which they do their homework and indicate all the corrections they've made on their copies.
Evaluation methods
During the semester (50%)
The final exam (50%)
- written productions completed during the semester (40%)
- " Cahier de route" : corrected text, exercises, and specific structures counts for the final evaluation (10%).
The final exam (50%)
- Questions on textual competences (10 %)
- A written production (40%).
Other information
Opened to the students enrolled at UCLouvain as well as to the members of staff.
This course corresponds to B2 level of the common European Framework of reference
Class size: A group of 20 students.
The teacher is available during her office hours and can be contacted by e-mail.
This course corresponds to B2 level of the common European Framework of reference
Class size: A group of 20 students.
The teacher is available during her office hours and can be contacted by e-mail.
Bibliography
- Plateforme Moodle (la clé d'inscription sera communiquée lors du premier cours
Faculty or entity
ILV
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Foreign Language
